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- Newly elected Kalamazoo city officials speak with Dr. Willis Dunbar on election night. Dunbar interviews Mayor elect Paul H. Todd, Vice-Mayor elect Allen B Millam, city commission members Allen H. Little, Neil Verberg, Ralph M. Ralston, and Cornelia A. Robinson. Todd and Millam say that they are excited by the opportunity to work with the new city commission, while the new city commission members thank their supporters and family.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-11-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this episode of "Western Michigan at Work," Dr. Willis Dunbar talks to employees of three small businesses in the Kalamazoo area. Includes interviews with Civic Center Service Station co-owner Tom Blackmeyer, workers at the Frozen Food Locker Company and workers at local celery farms.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-07-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar interviews Dr. Roy Mortar, superintendent of the Kalamazoo State Hospital and Dr. Ray O. Krieger, assistant director of the Children's Clinic in Kalamazoo, to draw attention to mental illness prevention and treatment during Mental Hygiene Week. Dr. Mortar describes the facilities at the Kalamazoo State Hospital and laments the fact that the facility is only able to house 800 patients in modern, fire-proof buildings while the rest are housed in older substandard buildings. Mortar calls on the state legislature to help relieve the overcrowding that has led to a waiting list of nearly 1000 people across Michigan. Dr. Krieger describes the purpose of the hospital's Children's Clinic and tells Dunbar that their mission is to serve the surrounding counties, but that they barely meet the needs of Kalamazoo County.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-04-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Howard E. Wolpe, Africa Project Director at the Smithsonian's Woodrow Wilson International Center and former U.S. Congressman from Michigan, discusses his involvement in efforts for social justice in South Africa, both as an academic and a politician. Wolpe is interviewed by Dr. David Wiley, Director of the MSU African Studies Center. Wolpe describes how he became interested in Africa as a graduate student at Boston University and coming to Western Michigan University in 1967 to teach African studies. He also talks about his rise in politics and his involvement, as a Michigan legislator and U.S. Representative, in African issues at a time of significant change on the continent. He discusses his anti-apartheid efforts in South Africa and at Michigan State University and his more recent experiences as part of the Clinton administration and his work at Smithsonian. Part of the African Studies Interview Series sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the African Studies Center.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-12-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar profiles community recreation initiatives in Kalamazoo, MI. Dunbar interviews Glenn Allen Jr., vice mayor of Kalamazoo, Dr. Loy Norrix, superintendent of Kalamazoo schools, H. Loree Harvey, a member of the Kalamazoo Board of Education, and Dr. Harold C. Taylor, director of the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Community Research about topics ranging from budget allocation for recreation in Kalamazoo to plans for improving recreational opportunities in the city.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-05-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- The Bard Steel Company is featured in this installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar describes the inner workings of the steel warehouse and mill supply company and details the economic advantages served by buying these products from a distributor rather than buying them directly from the source. Dunbar interviews long-time employee Charles Herrington about how the company has grown during his time there.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-03-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar interviews Dr. Loy Norrix, superintendent of Kalamazoo schools, about the ways the school system is working to alleviate overpopulation problems in schools around Kalamazoo. Norrix talks about the various measures being taken this year, including sending some children to different schools with more room and converting some houses owned by the schools into classrooms. Norrix emphasizes the role of the community in working to solve the overpopulation problems facing the school system in the coming years and argues that a further construction program needs to begin immediately so that the school system is well positioned to deal with population fluxes in the coming years.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-09-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a series of excerpted interviews intended for use in an episode of "Know Your City," Dr. Willis Dunbar interviews faculty and students associated with the Michigan Veteran's Vocational School at Western Michigan College. The school's director discusses the origins of the school, its educational programs and what veteran's pay to attend. Former student Edgar West discusses his training in the school's appliance repair program and how it prepared him for his his current job at the Sears Roebuck store in Lansing, MI. Dunbar also briefly interviews a number of current students who talk about their programs and where they are from.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-10-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Diane Seuss talks about landscape in her poems, her book "It blows you hollow," themes in her poetry, and her life as both a poet and a college teacher. Suess is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-09-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- The newly elected members of Kalamazoo's city government speak with Dr. Willis Dunbar in interviews on election night. Re-elected Mayor Henry Ford Jr. pledges to fix water supply problems and oversee the building of a new water works building in the next two years. Re-elected Vice-Mayor Glenn Allen praises the voter turn out, but says that it is still small compared to the number of voters registered and encourages more citizens of Kalamazoo to exercise their right to vote. City commissioners Lorence Burdick, Charles E. Garrett, and Allan B. Milham all deliver brief remarks and thank their supporters.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection